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Armed gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed two persons and rustled 120 cattle and 100 sheep at Vatt village in Foron District of Barkin Ladi Local Council of Plateau State. Confirming the incident in Jos, the member representing the ...
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Federal Government threatens to sack incompetent environmental consultants
The Federal Government to has threatened to sack incompetent environmental consultants who indulge in professional misconduct or degradation of environmental laws in the country. Director-General of National Environmental Standard Enforcement Regulatory Agency (NESERA), Prof Aliyu Jauro, stated this yesterday at ...
Read More »Okorocha seeks court order to stop his arrest by Imo State government
Former Governor of Imo State Rochas Okorocha, has approached a Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking an order of perpetual injunction, restraining the Imo State government and its agents from arresting, detaining, harassing or acting in any manner that infringes ...
Read More »Motorists lament poor condition of Benin-Auchi-Okene highway
Motorists and commuters plying the Benin-Auchi-Okene highway have appealed to the Federal Government to ease the gridlock they experience on a daily basis occasioned by the failed portions of the road. It was learnt that the federal highway, which has ...
Read More »Troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in coordinated air raid by Air Task force (ATF) killed several Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Tumbum Rego of Borno State. The weekend operations in the Lake Chad region, also led to the destruction of terrorists’ arms, ammunition and logistics. MNJTF Spokesman, Col. Timothy Antigha, in a statement in Maiduguri said, “The equipment of the ISWAP terrorists, comprising rifles, ammunition and logistics were also destroyed in the five-hour operations on shores of lake.” He noted that the terrorists were preparing to launch an offensive on troops’ location when they were attacked, adding: “Battle damage assessment has indicated that the air interdiction had a devastating impact, as pockets of ISWAP build up and logistics hidden under tree canopies in Tumbum Rego were also destroyed. “The ISWAP assets in Mallam Zuberu and Alagarno were also targeted and destroyed in the coordinated ground and aerial operations. Similarly, ground troops identified and defused improvised explosive devices planted by ISWAP operatives in Layi Koura area of Nguigmi in Niger Republic.”
Troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in a coordinated air raid by Air Taskforce (ATF) killed several Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Tumbum Rego of Borno State. The weekend operations in the Lake Chad region ...
Read More »Army opens 20 super camps to nail terrorism, banditry in North East
The Nigerian Army has opened 20 Super Camps in the North East to finally nail insurgency and terrorists’ attacks on troops locations and communities, as well as take the fight to terrorists’ hideouts in the Lake Chad region. Chief of ...
Read More »Again, Federal Executive Council postpones weekly meeting
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has again postponed its weekly meeting. The postponement was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu. The release explained that the decision “is ...
Read More »Civil Defence moves to check violent clashes in Enugu, Taraba
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has inaugurated its special squad, christened “Agro Rangers Squad” to contain the rising clashes between farmers and herders in Enugu. The corps state commandant, Everestus Obiyo, said the team was part of ...
Read More »Group cautions against plot to install Emirs in Igboland
A social service group, Jesus Armi, has commended the announcement by governours of the South-East geopolitical zone, banning herdsmen and cattle movement in the states, saying it would check the alleged plot to foist emirs on Igboland. The group, however, ...
Read More »IPOB counsel challenges S’East govs over claims on 2017 python dance
Counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Aloy Ejimakor, has challenged South-East governors to convince the Igbo that they were not part of the conspiracy in the 2017 Operation Python Dance in which many were killed. Ejimakor, who is also ...
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